When I was a kid in the early 70s, I saw the movie Gargoyles. I had a bedroom in the basement, while everyone else slept upstairs. I was absolutely terrified to go to my bedroom after seeing that movie.

More recently, the final half of Open Water really disturbed me, especially the ending. I was totally shocked by how it ended.

I haven't seen any of the current slasher movies like SAW. That's not my kind of movie...

There are lots of great scary scenes but the one I always thought most compelling and left me winded after was the bar scene in a little movie called After Dark with Lance Henricksen. Everything is just fine and then 15 second of absolute terror. EEECK!

BTW creepiest episode of X-Files (one of my all time favorite series) involved the Peacock Family. If you were fortunate enough to see it (since it is seldom rebroadcast) you know what I mean... Momma has to get her groove on!

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BTW creepiest episode of X-Files (one of my all time favorite series) involved the Peacock Family. If you were fortunate enough to see it (since it is seldom rebroadcast) you know what I mean... Momma has to get her groove on!

They managed to make a Johnny Mathis song sound creepy, and the mother hid under the bed just like a monster in a kid's nightmare. The writers of that show were awesome.

BTW, Johnny Mathis wouldn't let them use his recording after he found out about the content of the episode. They had to get a Mathis impersonator to sing the song.

Originally Posted by Xerum 525

Now get on your cheap bike and give me a double century. You walking can of Crisco!!

The last movie I saw that felt legitimately eerie to me was the remake of house on haunted hill. Like any good scary movie, it was a bit cheesy, but still scary. I can't even describe the one scene that sticks in my head. The The attempts at scary movies nowadays are pathetic.

They managed to make a Johnny Mathis song sound creepy, and the mother hid under the bed just like a monster in a kid's nightmare. The writers of that show were awesome.

OH NO... now that darn song is in my head!!!!! go away...go away... it made the show as creepy as it was... a sweet haunting tune and a sick crazy plot... Mrs. Peacock was one incredible creepy mother!

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I think campfire stories have creeped me out more than any movies... you know, the stories are all told and then you go back to your tent in the dark dark night and listen all night for the creeper or whatever...

I don't go in for the slasher movies, so Saw and the like are out.

I do remember having some issues with being out on hot summer nights after seeing the old movie Frogs.

The first Aliens was pretty good at keeping me on the edge of my seat... from the thing exploding out of his chest to finally seeing the folded creature in the pod with Ripley. One of those real "Oh sh_t" moments.